At a glance
Organisation
WPP PLC (UK/Global)
Kind
Breach or incident
Sector
Sector not stated
Severity
High
Disclosed
Jun 2017
Indexed
27 Jun 2017
Source
Not linked
Summary
NotPetya hit world's largest advertising firm, global operations disrupted
This record says what was disclosed, when and by whom. It does not say that any person or firm was affected.
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